Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2009-3289

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of a symbolic link (777), which allows user-assisted local users to modify files of other users, as demonstrated by using Nautilus to modify the permissions of the user home directory.

  • Published: Sep 22, 2009
  • Updated: May 9, 2024
  • CVE: CVE-2009-3289
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.4
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
gnome / glib 2.0 2.0.x
opensuse / opensuse 11.1 11.1.x
opensuse / opensuse 11.0 11.0.x
suse / suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 11.x